High-flyers working from granny’s heilan’ hame

High-flyers working from granny’s heilan’ hame

The tide of depopulation from the Hebrides might just be turning thanks to the rise of teleworking, writes Emma Vandore Deep inside the croft houses scattered across the windswept Western Isles, a quiet revolution is taking place. The islanders have invested heavily in new telecommunications technologies, which are providing them with a way into the 21st century and a reason to stay in their homeland.